Hello.

I've been trying to study programming more seriously recently, and have been studying the Web Developer course on Udemy by Colt Steele, and got to the JS section. About halfway through the JS section, I was introduced to Gordon Zhu's Watch and Code's course by an acquaintance, and after 18 days, I've finally completed, though I'm still far from confident in my ability, and still easily confused by method interactions with higher order functions, callback and vice versa. At around the same time, I also met a programmer who's giving me free one on one Python lessons. Got 1 lesson so far, and my short background on JS helped clearing the first lesson. I also have the Modern Python 3 Bootcamp by Colt Steele on Udemy, which I've started working on alongside my 1 on 1 lessons Python (still at the beginning).

But the thing is, that now I'm getting pretty confused on what my next step should be. Me and my teacher don't share the same time zone, and at this point, I'm not sure if he's going to be able to handle so many students including me (he's still new as a teacher, and experimenting). Furthermore, the small progress I've made was in Javascript, not Python. I heard that beginner programmers chasing multiple languages is considered a big no-no as well, since we should master the basics first, which I kind of agree. Programming in a single language already feels overwhelming as is, let alone 2 different languages.

And so, I'm having trouble deciding on my next course of action. As far as I can think, there are a few options

1. Should I keep my JS momentum, and dive in Gordon's premium course? And if I go that route, should I try to review the free course some more before starting premium?

2. Should I switch to, and focus on Python, in case my teacher can keep giving me lessons, and study the Modern Python 3 Bootcamp, so tutoring hopefully becomes more effective? Should I go this route, In case my teacher can't keep giving lessons, focusing on the Modern Python 3 Bootcamp would be a possible scenario as well.

3. Should I just go back to my Web Developer Bootcamp, and keep at it as I did before, while also studying Python on the side, if/when my teacher can give me lessons and homework?

All of these routes have pros and cons. And honestly, I would love to do them all at once, but I doubt that would be good practice, not to mention that it would likely be too overwhelming, lead to burn out, and probably hinder my study. The most I can (probably!) handle is either Python + JS, or Web Dev + JS.

JS + Web dev are kind of like a set, and don't feel too conflicting, so I feel especially insecure about going the Python + JS route. Is it really okay to try learning both Python and JS at once? Which of the 3 options outlined above should I take? I have been thinking about this for the past few days, but still unsure on which route I should go.

Not so TLDR:

Learned a bit of basic level JS so far. Is it okay to learn Python while learning JS at the same time? If learning both isn't a good idea, even in my particular case, should I switch mostly to Python for the possibility of free one on one lessons + mentor, or keep focusing primarily on JS at this time? And if I go JS +web dev, should I go with my already paid Web Developer bootcamp by Cold Steele, or go for WatchandCode's premium course?

Thank you for taking the time to read this!

Finished learning html and css, really boring but its required by my IT course. Now I want to start with javascript but should I also learn python at the same time? Thanks in advance.

So I am learning Python and Javascript in college at the same time. People have told me that is not a good idea. I don't have much of a choice because I have to take these two classes at the same time.

Hello!

Im 26 years old and have an associates degree, I’m doing a career change from Finance. I realized that going to bootcamp is not worth it , and pursuing a CS degree would help me get a job. It should take me about 2 years to finish but meanwhile I go through those classes I want to self learn, build my skills, get my portfolio going.

My goal is to become a web developer(front end preferably) or even backend if I end up liking it.

My first 2 classes at the university are python related, so would it make sense for me to go all in on Python by taking self learning courses through udemy or youtube? and worry about learning JavaScript later? I already know html, css and a little bit of JavaScript but I’m not sure if its doable learning python and JavaScript at the same time. Has anyone tried learning python and JavaScript at the same time?

Thanks!!

I would be learning all 3 languages from the very beginning. I have some JavaScript knowledge; the reason I’m learning js from the beginning is because I’m not very good at it and am not confident in what I learned the first time. JS is my priority language.

I was thinking I would learn a bit of each language every day; I don’t want to only know JS for my coding interviews.